Cathy Santonies a full house of rock power
The Cathy Santonies are the kind of band that sounds like it’s playing with a chip on its shoulder. For the Chicago trio of Radio Santoni, Mojo Santoni and Jane Danger, “rock” is a challenge not to be taken lightly.
“I joined the band two years ago because I liked the people in it and they could play – they’re a lot better than a lot of female-fronted Chicago bands,” Danger says. “They’re not afraid to speak their minds, they’re not afraid to offend and they don’t sing about common frat-boy themes.”
Besides being a pretty good rhythm guitarist, Danger would make a fine music critic with that analysis. The Santonies, who are releasing their third EP, “I’m Yr Friend, I’m Yr Revolution” (available here: http://cathysantonies.bigcartel.com), in conjunction with a concert Friday at Mutiny, are unabashed disciples of riot grrrl – the early ‘90s musical movement that brought together overt feminism and punk rock. But they’re also fans of guitar solos and hard rock in the vein of AC/DC and early Ted Nugent. Though politically or socially there’s not much in common between those two genres, the Cathy Santonies make it work musically with their blood-pumping attack, Radio Santoni’s don’t-mess-with-us vocals and Mojo Santoni’s shred-happy guitar solos [drummer Kaylee Preston is leaving the band in the next few weeks].
“I joined the band two years ago because I liked the people in it and they could play – they’re a lot better than a lot of female-fronted Chicago bands,” Danger says. “They’re not afraid to speak their minds, they’re not afraid to offend and they don’t sing about common frat-boy themes.”
Besides being a pretty good rhythm guitarist, Danger would make a fine music critic with that analysis. The Santonies, who are releasing their third EP, “I’m Yr Friend, I’m Yr Revolution” (available here: http://cathysantonies.bigcartel.com), in conjunction with a concert Friday at Mutiny, are unabashed disciples of riot grrrl – the early ‘90s musical movement that brought together overt feminism and punk rock. But they’re also fans of guitar solos and hard rock in the vein of AC/DC and early Ted Nugent. Though politically or socially there’s not much in common between those two genres, the Cathy Santonies make it work musically with their blood-pumping attack, Radio Santoni’s don’t-mess-with-us vocals and Mojo Santoni’s shred-happy guitar solos [drummer Kaylee Preston is leaving the band in the next few weeks].
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